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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Compelling... The Org aims to explain why organizations--be they private companies or government agencies--work the way they do."--Eduardo Porter, New York Times "The authors' mission to help you 'descend into better-informed cynicism'--to find the 'least dysfunctional' of all possible dysfunctional orgs--is the kind of literary stock that pays greater dividends."--Trevor Butterworth, Wall Street Journal "Wonderfully entertaining."--Marvin Weisbord, Strategy+Business "A voice of reasoned analysis amid the airport bookstore barkers... Fisman and Sullivan's measured approach is far more valuable; the conclusions and insights presented in The Org are ones you can actually use."--Sam Grobart, Bloomberg BusinessWeek "Fisman and Sullivan write in a casual, engaging fashion, a style that makes their book an impressively easy read."--Erika Fry, Fortune
Table of ContentsPreface to the Paperback Edition ix Introduction: A Machine for Getting Stuff Done 1 CHAPTER 1: The Outsider 13 CHAPTER 2: Designing the Job 34 CHAPTER 3: Putting Together the Organizational Puzzle 67 CHAPTER 4: In Praise of Squelching Innovation 92 CHAPTER 5: What Management Is Good For 128 CHAPTER 6: The View from the Corner Office 156 CHAPTER 7: The Economics of Org Culture 191 CHAPTER 8: Disaster and Change 217 Conclusion: The Future Org 249 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 267 NOTES 269 INDEX 295 ABOUT THE AUTHORS 309
